NHTSA Complaint #10187434 — 2003 ACURA TL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10187434
Vehicle	2003 ACURA TL
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	April 2, 2007
Date Filed	April 10, 2007
Mileage	107,800 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING FROM OSSINING, NY TO TAKOMA PARK , MD , 260 MILES ON I95 WHEN AT 70 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TACHOMETER WENT UP TO 7000 RPMS. I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, I HAD NO POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST TO THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER FROM THE LEFT MOST LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AND CALL ONSTAR. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN, AND ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY AND THE SHOULDER WHERE I EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, I WAS 160 MILES FROM HOME. THIS WAS THE SECOND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE- ONCE AT 77000 MILES AND NOW AT 10700 MILES. *AK

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